In this paper, I would like to evaluate whether actions performed during an episode of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) can be subjected to ethical judgment as if they were performed during wakefulness. First, I will introduce the neurophysiological concepts on which I will base my argument: 1) the physiology of the sleep-wake cycle, of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM (NREM) sleep; 2) the Integrated Information Theory of consciousness (IIT); 3) the regulation of motor control during REM sleep, and, in particular, the muscle atonia that characterizes REM sleep; 4) sleep-related motor disorders, and in particular RBD.
Cerri, M. (2016). The Ethical Ghosts in the Brain: Testing the Relationship between Consciousness and Responsibility in the Special Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
The Ethical Ghosts in the Brain: Testing the Relationship between Consciousness and Responsibility in the Special Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
CERRI, MATTEO
2016
Abstract
In this paper, I would like to evaluate whether actions performed during an episode of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) can be subjected to ethical judgment as if they were performed during wakefulness. First, I will introduce the neurophysiological concepts on which I will base my argument: 1) the physiology of the sleep-wake cycle, of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM (NREM) sleep; 2) the Integrated Information Theory of consciousness (IIT); 3) the regulation of motor control during REM sleep, and, in particular, the muscle atonia that characterizes REM sleep; 4) sleep-related motor disorders, and in particular RBD.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
